Given name & surname

Cleverly

“clover”

Cleverly is a surname, possibly from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Cleverly possibly goes back to Old English clǣfre, meaning “clover.”

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Where it comes from

Cleverly possibly comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Possibly from Old English clǣfre (“clover”), built from English clover + -leigh (“lea”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Cleverly’s family of names

In English usage, Cleverly as a surname has a related form in Cleveley. In English usage, Cleverly as a surname has a related form in CLEVERLEY. In English usage, Cleverly as a surname has a related form in CLEVERLEY.

Walk Cleverly’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Old English

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“church”

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“over, above”

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Clapham

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“rock, hill”

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“water, river”

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“rocky, stony”

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Edvarda

“wealth, prosperity, good fortune” · “guardian, protector”

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>99% girls

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